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- 19 Feb 2020
Coca-Cola’s Safe Birth Initiative Makes A Stop @ Alimosho General Hospital, Donates N267m Equipments
Ensuring healthy lives, promoting wellbeing and better healthcare outcomes for all at all ages is one of the Sustainable Development Goals which Nigeria, along with all members of the United Nations…
- 21 Apr 2025
FlashChange Partners Ruth Foundation to Empower Vulnerable Children in Alimosho with Skill Acquisition
In an inspiring initiative to uplift the next generation, FlashChange and Ruth Foundation have successfully implemented the "Orphanage Skill Acquisition Assembly 2.0 program," a skills empowerment…
- 9 May 2017
Ikeja Electric Decries Spate of Vandalism, Seeks Community Support
Power supply to Igando, a bustling community located in Alimosho local government area of Lagos State, South-West, Nigeria has been severely compromised, following a wave of vandalism of electrical…
- 23 Mar 2013
Lagos, Generation Enterprise Empower Youths on Entrepreneurship
The first set of trainees from the Job Opportunity Creation Center (JOCC) of the Lagos State Ministry of Special Duties have graduated. The intensive training, which involved 12 youths was organized…
- 15 Aug 2013
MTN Foundation Dialysis Centres Supported 738 Patients in 2 Years
MTN Foundation through its Medical Support Project contributed to ameliorating the plight of Nigerians diagnosed with kidney diseases as 738 patients benefitted from the haemodialysis facilities…
- 18 Feb 2020
Coca-Cola Tackles Maternal & Infants Mortality in Lagos
Residents of Lagos State have more reasons to smile this new year with the regional launch of Coca-Cola’s Safe Birth Initiative (SBI), a program aimed at reducing maternal and infant death rates…
- 21 Jul 2022
Bolt Introduces PVC Support Initiative to Encourage Voter Registration
E-hailing platform, Bolt has relaunch of its MyPVCJourney (My Permanent Voter Registration Journey) initiative which began in 2021. The initiative was established as part of the company’s community…
- 11 Sept 2022
NITDA Trains 335 Lagos Kids in Emerging Technologies
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has empowered 335 kids in Lagos with skill in emerging technologies such as Robotics, Artificial intelligence, Coding, virtual Reality…
- 19 May 2014
NIMC Deploys Over 200 New Enrolment Centres Nationwide
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has established over two hundred new Enrolment Centres across the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It has also commenced enrolment…
- 16 Sept 2015
Fashola, Ndukwe, Others Applaud MTNF “Decade of Impact”
MTN Nigeria Foundation “MTNF” an arm of MTN Nigeria responsible for the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), on Tuesday received applauses eminent personalities, communities and families it…
- 8 Feb 2016
Lagos Begins Biometric Exercise for State Pensioners
Lagos State Government has flagged off Biometric Verification Exercise otherwise known as I’M ALIVE for pensioners in the State. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony at Somolu Local Government…
- 5 Dec 2016
Lagos to Float N60Bn Bond this Month
The Lagos State Government says it is set to go to the capital market to float a bond of N60 billion this month for infrastructural development. The N60 billion bond is the first tranche of the N500…
- 25 Apr 2017
Lagos State Govt Unrelenting, Again Pushes for Computer Village Relocation
The government of Lagos state has reiterated plans to relocate Computer Village in order to decongest the capital of the state. The state government made the announcement during the 2017 Press…
- 2 Aug 2018
Rise Networks, Lagos Partner on Local Government SME Competition for Lagos Youths
Rise Networks, Nigeria’s leading Social Enterprise in Youth and Educational Development with the kind support of the Lagos State Government is staging a Lagos-wide business pitch competition called…
- 22 Oct 2018
Lagos Adopts Technology to Aid Easy Access to Healthcare for Residents
Ahead of the soon to be launched mandatory Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS), the State Government yesterday said it would adopt a technology based application that would go a long way to ensure easy…
- 23 Oct 2019
Lagos Agencies, Firms to Build Innovation Hubs
Two agencies of the Lagos State Government and four firms have announced a partnership on the construction of five innovation centres across the state. The initiative was designed to ensure…
- 24 Feb 2020
Coca Cola’s Safe Birth Initiative Moves to FMC Owerri, Hands over Equipments worth N290M
Coca Cola Nigeria Limited, took its Safe Birth Initiative (SBI), aimed at improving maternal outcomes and reducing child mortality incidents to Federal Medical Center, Owerri. This is impelled by the…
- 16 Jun 2020
WARIF Completes First Cycle of Its Rural Sensitization Program on Covid-19
In the months since COVID-19 was first reported in Nigeria, rippling effects with devastating impacts have been felt across the global economy and on individual livelihood. The crisis, characterized…
- 18 Oct 2021
US Consulate Trains 50 Lagos Teachers in STEM Methods
Fifty teachers from the Lagos State Education District One have completed a five-day STEM training workshop tagged “Global Air Drone Challenge for Teachers.” The teacher capacity building workshop…
- 2 Nov 2021
Access Bank Partners LSETF to kick Start Grassroots Engagement on W Initiative Loan Scheme
Access Bank, through the W Initiative is committed to Inspiring, Connecting, and Empowering women. In 2019, the LSETF W Initiative Loan - a matching fund-financing option for female MSMEs in Lagos…
- 14 Aug 2022
Access Bank, Edtech Firms Equip Youngsters with STEAM Skills
Foremost financial institution, Access bank Plc. in collaboration with four indigenous edtech companies have channeled efforts and resources towards promoting and inspiring STEAM education among…
- 26 Oct 2022
Quanta Africa Plans to Train 10,000 Youths in ICT Skills
Quanta Africa, a social-tech enterprise has said it will train 10,000 youths in tech skills within the next five years. The new programme, titled TalentDev, according to a statement would have…
- 12 Jan 2023
NIS Flags off Abeokuta Passport Office Construction, Opens Kano Front Office
As part of ongoing measures to raise the bar of efficiency in passport operations in the country, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has flagged off the construction of the proposed Abeokuta…
- 27 Sept 2024
IHS Partners LSI to Deepen STEM in Schools with Global Educators Program
Telecommunications infrastructure provider, IHS has expressed commitment to advancement of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through the Global Educators Program. Global Educators…
- 13 Jan 2025
AfDB to Partner LAMATA to Expand Existing Rail System
The African Development Bank (AfDB), has disclosed plans to work with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), to boost the state’s transport system with the development of another…
- 25 Sept 2025
IHS Nigeria Reiterates its Commitment to Nigeria’s Sustainable Development
IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower…
- 4 Oct 2025
Veteran Broadcaster Tayo Adewusi Passes On at 55
The Nigerian media industry is mourning the loss of one of its finest voices, Mr. Tayo Adewusi, a veteran broadcaster and Chief Executive Officer of ICT Watch Magazine and TV, who passed away on…
- 23 Jun 2008
Daar Communications to Broadcast NFA Matches
Daar Communications Plc, a foremost player in the Nigerian broadcasting industry and owners of AIT and Raypower FM last week, acquired the broadcast rights to the Nigerian Football Association…
- 13 May 2026
Lagos Captures over 6.4m Residents in LASRRA Database
Lagos State government has disclosed that more than 6.4 million residents have so far been captured under the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) exercise as part of efforts to…
- 11 Aug 2008
ATM outside Bank: Emulating Skybank, Access Bank Initiative
Greater percentage of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in the country is located within bank premises and thereby restricting a lot of people who are not residing close to bank access to the machine…